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Refitting Ship at Sydney—Mr. Haswell joins us—We proceed Northwards
along East Coast of Australia— Port Curtis, Queensland—
A “ Labour V e s se l” — Mr. Eastlake— Marine Fauna abundant—
Festivities at Gladstone— Birds— Percy Islands— Survey of Port
Molle—Queensland Aborigines— “ Black Police ” — “ Dispersing”
Black fellows— Dredging Operations—A Parasitic Shell-fish— Port
Denison—Visit to a Native Camp— Throwing the Boomerang—A
Beche-de-mer Establishment at Lizard Island— Hostility of the
Natives— Drawings by Aborigines at Clack Island—Albany Island,
North-Eastern A u s t r a lia ...................................................................i8o— 193
CH A P T ER X.
Settlement at Thursday Island— Torres Straits Islanders— Pearl-Shell
hisheries—Value of the Shell— Pearls not abundant— Neighbouring
Islands— Lizards— Landcrab— Landshells — Ferns — Birds — Booby
Island—Arrive at Port Darwin, North-Western Australia— Submarine
Cables—-Trans-continental Telegraph— Palmerston— Northern
Territory Goldfields—Aborigines at Port Darwin— Marine Fauna
— Birds— Geese perching on T r e e s .........................................................194— 208
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Alphonse Island— Pearl-shell— Providence Island— Method of planting
Cocoa-nuts — Edible Turtle-— Flora — Red Coral— Cerf Islets—
St. Pierre— Du Lise Island— Flora and Fauna— Erratic Stones on
Coral Reef— Glorioso Island—We sail for Mozambique Island—
And sight East Coast of Africa — Trade at Mozambique —
Inhabitants — Caju — Shells of Foreshore— The Survey concluded
— Homeward Bound— Cape of Good Hope— Egg of the Epiornis—
Arrival at Plymouth............................................................................230— 245
G e n e r a l I n d e x ...................................................................................................................... 246
In d e x o f N a t u r a l H i s t o r y T e r m s ......................................................................... 253
CPIAPTER XI.
Voyage from Port Darwin to Singapore— Through the Eastern Archipelago—
We arrive at Singapore — Oceanic “ Tiderips” — Bird
Island, Seychelles— Seabirds on Land— Port Mahé, Seychelles—-
The Coco-de-Mer— Gigantic Tortoise— Produce of the Islands—-
Vanilla — A Primitive Crushing-mill — Dredging Operations —
Periophthalmus— The Seychelles, of Granitic Structure— We visit
the Amirante Group—African Islands— Abundance of Orbitolites—
Crabs pursued by Eels— Eagle Island— Partridge shooting— Young
Lizards— Darros Island— Casuarmas— Dredging— Poivre Island—
Trees and Shrubs— Isle des Roches— Flora scanty— Land-birds—
General Remarks on the Amirantes as a Group— “ Fringing Reefs,”
but no “ Barrier Reefs” — Signs of Elevation—Weather and Lee
Sides contrasted 209— 229